Source: Republic of China Taiwan
MOFA strongly condemns distortion of historical facts by China’s permanent representative to the United Nations
Date：2025-11-23
Data Source：Department of International Organizations
November 23, 2025No. 487The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) strongly condemns and refutes a letter recently sent by China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The unreasonable letter maliciously distorted historical facts and contravened Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the UN Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force in the conduct of international relations.MOFA states that maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is a widely accepted consensus in the international community. This is reflected in the fact that the German foreign minister has repeatedly cited the UN Charter principle of prohibiting the use of force when making statements opposing the use of force across the Taiwan Strait and affirming the importance of cross-strait peace and stability. Such sentiments demonstrate the importance that like-minded countries attach to international law and the rules-based international order.MOFA also reiterates that following World War II, the Treaty of San Francisco—which has the force of international law—took the place of wartime political declarations such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. The treaty did not grant sovereignty over Taiwan to the People’s Republic of China. The PRC has never ruled Taiwan, and Taiwan is certainly not part of the PRC.Furthermore, starting in the mid-1980s, Taiwan began a bottom-up transformation towards political liberalization and democratization. This culminated in the first direct presidential election being held in 1996. With representatives of the executive and legislative branches all being democratically elected by the Taiwanese people, the Republic of China (Taiwan) government effectively governs Taiwan and is the sole lawful government representing Taiwan internationally. Moreover, the Republic of China (Taiwan) has experienced three changes of governing party—in 2000, 2008, and 2016. The democratic system as well as people’s sense of identity have become stronger during this process, fully demonstrating the Taiwanese people’s unwavering commitment to upholding freedom and democracy.Based on these historical facts, MOFA reiterates that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country and that neither side of the Taiwan Strait is subordinate to the other. This is not only the objective status quo across the Taiwan Strait but also a fact recognized by the international community. Only Taiwan’s democratically elected government can represent the 23 million people of Taiwan in the international community and in multilateral organizations and mechanisms. China has no right to interfere or comment. (E)